Alec Pleon

Alec 'Funny Face' Pleon was one of the leading lights of British variety theatres from the 1930s to the 1970s. The son of a well-known music-hall act Daimler and Edie, he made his first stage appearance in 1923 at the Empire, Mile End Road in London's East End. His first West End appearance was at the Alhambra, Charing Cross Road. He toured South Africa and Australia and and was one of the stars of Strike a New Note at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London with the comedian Sid Field. Pleon's facial contortions earned him the nickname 'Funny Face' and he was also an expert yodeller. As well as film appearances he was often a guest star on TV nostalgia shows. One of his last UK pantomime appearances was in 1973 when he co-starred with the Blackpool comedian Roy Lester in Treasure Island.